US6051821A - Cooking surface with optimized distance between induction coil and cooking vessel - Google Patents

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US6051821A
US6051821A US08/930,923 US93092397A US6051821A US 6051821 A US6051821 A US 6051821A US 93092397 A US93092397 A US 93092397A US 6051821 A US6051821 A US 6051821A
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    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B6/00—Heating by electric, magnetic or electromagnetic fields
    • H05B6/02—Induction heating
    • H05B6/10—Induction heating apparatus, other than furnaces, for specific applications
    • H05B6/12—Cooking devices
    • H05B6/1209—Cooking devices induction cooking plates or the like and devices to be used in combination with them
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    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B3/00—Ohmic-resistance heating
    • H05B3/68—Heating arrangements specially adapted for cooking plates or analogous hot-plates
    • H05B3/74—Non-metallic plates, e.g. vitroceramic, ceramic or glassceramic hobs, also including power or control circuits
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02B—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
    • Y02B40/00—Technologies aiming at improving the efficiency of home appliances, e.g. induction cooking or efficient technologies for refrigerators, freezers or dish washers

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  • the invention relates to a cooking surface for an induction heating cooker comprising a coil structure below the surface.
  • a cooking plate concept which utilises an induction heating arrangement comprising a ring-shaped magnetic core structure made of magnetically conductive concrete.
  • This structure is embedded in further concrete material, and the top surface may be either cast upon the fairly solid base or be made of possibly porous alumina (aluminium oxide ceramic) which demonstrates a high thermal insulation and abrasion resistance.
  • alumina aluminium oxide ceramic
  • This latter material would be applied by plasma spraying. It is hence non-selfsupporting.
  • this kind of top surface material although thermally excellent, has shown certain disadvantages in practice. The inherent porosity makes the surface difficult to clean, although very strong detergents may be used, due to the chemical stability of alumina.
  • the heating of the top surface is due to two contributions: losses in the induction energy transmitter which is embedded in the base at some distance from the upper surface of the heat insulating layer and conduction of heat from the heated cooking vessel via the heat insulating layer to the induction energy transmitter. Said heating actually increases the losses of the induction energy transmitter.
  • the improved structure is characteristic in that the thickness of the cooking surface is chosen between 0.05 mm and 3 mm, preferably between 0.2 and 2.5 mm.
  • the preferential distance also affords a good performance as regards magnetic field leakage.
  • the specific thickness to be used in any particular combination of coil structures, operational frequency and cooking vessel range may be determined by the skilled person without undue experimentation.
  • the surface is particular in that it extends unbroken over the totality of the coil structures at least to the edge area of the cooking area. This will give certain advantages as concerns cleaning by washing and may be supplemented by raised edges formed in the same material.
  • a further embodiment extends directly from the basic idea of the invention in that the top layer has a limited area, though larger than a coil structure, and may be removeable but flush with the surrounding surface when fitted. This makes it possible to fit surfaces above the coil structure which may be changed when eroded, permanently soiled, or perhaps not fitting with the internal decoration of the kitchen area, all in all making this highly technological product much more adaptable to living conditions than previously known cookers.
  • the top layer consists of plasma sprayed hard ceramic such as alumina, possibly impregnated with poly-tetra-fluor-ethylene, and for the thickness range 0.2 to 2 mm the top layer consists of a glass fibre reinforced material, possibly impregnated with poly-tetra-fluor-ethylene, possibly of a hardened quality.
  • the top layer consists of a vitroceramic or glass material.
  • a further material which may advantageously be used in embodiments of the invention is an organically modified ceramic material.
  • a further advantageous embodiment incorporates reversible heat-modifiable pigments into the surface. This is now feasible and with a wide range of fairly low-temperature pigments because the invention provides for a high efficiency and hence low losses and reduced heating of the surface itself.
  • the specified thickness and the consequent reduction of heating losses according to the invention makes it possible to construct an induction heating cooker with several cooking zones which is totally self-supporting, i.e. without brackets between the edge frame members and yet lightweight.
  • This is obtained by a construction which is particular in that one or several transmitter coil structure or structures is/are embedded in a polymer structure which is composed with a compartmentalised underside and a plane topside incorporating shallow wells for exchangeable top layers above each transmitter coil.
  • a similar embodiment uses a light alloy in stead of a polymer, with the specific advantage that stray fields from the coil structures are shielded or short-circuited.
  • the surface consists of a protective layer and a number of projections directed upwards from said layer, the height of the projections defining the thickness of the cooking surface.
  • the area and number of these projections There is no limitation to the area and number of these projections, however in case only very few are used, they must not be so sharp as to scratch the cooking utensils. Obviously a minimum number of three supporting projections are needed for a pot.
  • the particular advantage of this embodiment must be seen in the layer of air which creates heat insulation between the bottom of the cooking vessel and the coil structure embedded in the cooker.
  • FIG. 1 shows the general relationship between efficiency-and thickness of the top layer
  • FIG. 2 shows the general relationship between the magnetic B field surrounding a pot on an induction heating cooker in dependence of the thickness of the top layer
  • FIG. 3 shows structures for top surfaces according to the invention
  • FIG. 4 shows a structure in which an air space supplies heat insulation between the bottom of a pot and the induction heating coil structure.
  • the basis for the invention resides in an observation that the practical efficiency (determined as output power versus input electrical power) of an induction heating cooker 1 is dependent on the distance between the top of the coil structure 2 including the core parts and has a maximum, the sharpness of which is dependent on the actual construction but with the general feature that thicknesses in the range 0.05 to 3 mm cause a higher efficiency than thicknesses outside this range.
  • a general curve displaying this relationship is shown on FIG. 1.
  • the induction field B surrounding a pot 3 on an induction heating coil structure increases with distance at relatively small distances.
  • a distance which is a suitable compromise between the highest efficiency, the lowest magnetic stray field, and the desired surface material.
  • FIG. 3 is shown embodiments of the invention corresponding to the relevant thickness ranges. It is advantageous to let the surface layer, or top layer 4, extend outside the position of the induction coil structures, and hence the embodiments are generally shown to be supported by the “supporting structure" 5.
  • FIG. 4 an embodiment which displays high strength and cleanability combined with the creation of an air gap which would normally only be obtained in an extremely porous structure.
  • the supporting structure carries an upper surface made of alumina or similar composition which displays rounded projections, the number and distribution of which is dependent on the desired appearance of the top.
  • the area of the individual projections may be selected according to e.g. the types of pot and may be ribs, possibly in a radial distribution.

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